One of the abducted lecturers of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU), has regained freedom.
Gatekeepers News reports that one of the abducted lecturers of the Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, Don Chris Afulike of the Department of Mass Communication, has regained his freedom.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the institution, Chijioke Nwogu who confirmed this to Vanguard in a telephone interview, said the lecturer regained his freedom on Friday night.
Nwogu, however, declined further details on how the abducted lecturer was freed, he simply said the institution was happy that the victim was out of captivity.
He noted that the other victim, Professor S. O. Eze of the Department of Industrial Chemistry was yet to be freed.
The lecturers along with other commuters who were traveling for a religious programme were abducted on Thursday evening by some suspected Fulani bandits terrorising motorists on the Uturu/Isuikwuato Road.
According to reports, the abductors marched them into the bush after forcing their vehicles to a halt following the sporadic shooting.
Despite assurances by security agencies, abduction for ransom by Fulani bandits has persisted along Isuikwuato/Bende axis.
